This course is designed for students who are interested in publishing their scientific results in academic journals or conference
proceedings. During the course students will get familiar how to communicate their research work effectively to a wider audience
and write, submit, publish the papers. At the end of the program students can utilize their bachelor dissertation data, analyze
the data, and prepare them for presentation in International Journals. This is a right course for all who want to publish
their data effectively and touch the readers.
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with fundamentals of writing research articles for publication in scientific
journals.
- To write a research article for publication in an academic journal.
- Students will be acquainted with the general rules governing the publication outlet, with special publication requirements of various journals, their fields of specialization, ethical values etc.
- Special care will be devoted to the effective way how to submit paper, to review it, revise it, and speed up the publication process.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1． | Introduction, importance of scientific journals for research community, rules of paper publication, ethical guidelines etc. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 2． | Hints for constructing a good, interesting paper, types of papers, authorship, selection of the journal etc. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 3． | Ways how to present data effectively: Old published papers as a good guideline, tips for data analyses, data tables, producing graphics and pictures in Excel, Origin, Photo Shop etc. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 4． | Students will make their own data analysis for a short note or will prepare a short paper for publication in a scientific journal. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 5． | Paper writing: concept of the paper, title, authors, affiliations, abstract, key words, index numbering, introduction, experimental details, results and discussion, conclusions, acknowledgements, references, figure captions, graphs, tables. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 6． | Main elements of paper writing: Importance of individual paper parts and attractiveness of the results presentation. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 7． | Data analyses and a critical results evaluation with respect to the experimental method used. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 8． | Power Point presentation, oral and poster | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 9． | Choice and completeness of references. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 10． | Round table discussion with the students | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 11． | Short note or paper writing for international journal. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 12． | Processing of the paper for submission: journal selection, key words, address selection, recommending reviewers, avoiding particular reviewers, cover letter, justification note to the editor, etc. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 13． | Review a paper, check list, copyrights, permissions, response to the reviewers etc. | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 14． | The first draft of the article or letter for an international journal | Revising and comprehending class material | 90minutes |
| 15． | Submission of the paper or letter to an international journal and the letter to the editor. | ||
| Total. | - | - | 1260minutes |
| 1. Class Participation/Behavior | ppt presentations | Final Exam | Final Assignment | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15% | 15% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
| 2. | 0% | ||||
| 3. | 0% | ||||
| 4. | 0% | ||||
| Total. | 15% | 15% | 30% | 40% | - |
Class Participation and Behavior: 15%; ppt presentations: 15%; Final Exam: 40%; Final Assignment (submission of the final
draft of the student’s paper): 30%
1. M. John and B. Christine, Academic Writing for Graduate students, 3rd Edition, USA, 2012
2. Robert Day and Barbara Gastel, How to write and publish a Scientific paper, 7th Edition, Cambridge University Press, UK
2. Robert Day and Barbara Gastel, How to write and publish a Scientific paper, 7th Edition, Cambridge University Press, UK
Interest in learning and writing a paper to an international journal. Students will need a background of English reading and
writing.
- Reserving the time by e-mail: miryala1@shibaura-it.ac.jp
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
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